I have to admit that I am not the fondest of change. I tend to stay in my little rut for as long as possible, doesn't matter if I should or not either. I just don't like the unknown. I think its mostly has to do with my extreme anxiety. This year is about change for me. Its not just about a new baby, its about a lot of little thing that I have worked on changing over the last couple years. Trying to eat better, take walks most days, talk to people. Allow myself to experience rather than observe life. In a couple week, Hubby and i are going on a spontaneous trip to Disneyland. Its going to be fun but I am still worried that there are things that need to be done that I am not thinking about. Again, just silly anxiety but that's how my head works.  One of the things i am hoping to learn from this blogging challenge is the ability to follow through on things. My C entry is late but I know that I can finish it and still do D today just fine. Its allowing myself to make small mistakes or procrastinations without freaking out all together.  Change is good if I let it be.

B is for baby. I am 16 weeks pregnant and a lot of my spare time at the moment goes towards pregnancy symptoms and getting ready for a huge change.

I asked my daughter this morning what the letter A was for. She looked at me, tilted her head as she does when shes thinking hard about something and answered "Apple, A is for Apple." The simplicity of it reminded me of how simple things like writing should be. Instead of looking for complicated twists and turns, the best basic stories are the ones we remember the best. Apples are the simplest fruit, its not trying to be something its not. At the end of the day, you can count on an apple to be a steady yummy treat that doesn't ruin your diet or make you over-think your life. I think that writing should be the same way. I need to satisfy my need to write while balancing the anxiety that often crowds my thoughts.  So A is for Apple, anticipation for the fun of the next month and anxiety that comes with trying something new.

I am a 30 year old girl who lives about an hour south of the incredible rainy city of Seattle. I am pregnant with baby number 3. I have a 9 year old boy Matt who is the smartest kid I have ever met. Seriously I could go on for days about how much he impresses with me the amount of stuff he knows and wants to know. Math and science and logic are his forte. He is in highly capable at school which challenges him and that makes him happy. We are starting to hit the tween push years with him but over all hes a great kid. Kid number 2 is my wonderful daughter Zoey. Zoey has high functioning autism so I am often taking her to therapy for social skills and occupational therapy. She is super creative and I am hoping to use some of her art work as inspiration for my A-Z blog.  She is in first grade and loves it. We are currently working on her reading and writing which are both challenges for her. She is lovable, seriously I have yet to meet a single person who knew Zoey and didn't love love love her. She makes my day even better.  Baby number 3 is due in September and I find out the gender at the end of April..so that might be a entry. I am married to a great guy(Peter) who is a project manager at a accounting software company in Seattle. We wish we could work for Disney and live in California where there is sun...oh how I miss the sun.
I love to write. I always am thinking of stories, I just often have a hard time getting my ideas down on paper.

The whole reason I am even starting this blog is for the challenge. I am going to do it. 26 posts.

Obligatory first post just to make sure I can do this correctly.
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